Circle time is the first activity we do each morning to start our day. Calendar is the third activity at circle time.
Calendar Routine:
1. Clap out the syllables in the Month
2. Days of the week song
*The "Star" chooses a body movement for all of us to do while singing the song (IE. stamp our feet, clap, etc.). They also get to name the movement ("Stomp the ground").
3. Counting: We count together, pointing to each number that we say (1:1 correspondence).
The numbers on our classroom calendar has pictures on them. As we try to guess the correct picture card to continue the monthly pattern.
4. Sky Writing the Number: (see below for words/number poems) The teacher or star makes the number on the wipe board (or paper) while the rest of the class follows creating the number in the air (sky).
5. tally count to the number of the day
Sounding out the number of the day, and writing it together
Gross Motor counting: (star chooses) Jumping on 2 feet or hoping on 1 foot x the number of the day
6. Sitting down and breathing together:
"What is something that we can smell?"
"What is something that we can blow?"
(Smell the _____ & blow the ____) we repeat this 3 times (until we are calmed down).
Activity: Calendar: create your own calendar. Ideas: You can use paper,poster board if you have it, a paper bag (cut along the seams to make it a big piece of paper). A ruler, pencil to make the boxes. Use sticky paper or index cards to make numbers and month. Have fun creating!
Once you have created it, hang it in a place that you can visit it daily (we will be using it).
*If your family would like to take a picture of you and your project and email it to me, that would be great! : )
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Days of the week song:
*During the "clap-clap": the child's movement is substituted and the name of it is said out-loud
(see video on the bottom of page for song)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week
Days of the week
Days of the week (clap, Clap)
recite the days
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week
Days of the week
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Sky-Writing Numbers:
Wake up right there and make a number
wake up right there and make a number
wake up right there and make a number
We are making the number ____
Number Poems:
0. looks like a donut (or oval)
1. come right down and that is all
come right down and that is all
come right down and that is all
making the number 1.
2. Curve around and slide to the right
curve around and slide to the right
curve around and slide to the right
making the number 2.
3. Half way around, and half way again.
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Making the number 3.
4. Make a L and cut it in 1/2
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Making the number 4
5. Down and around and put on a hat
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Making the number 5.
6. Curl around and curl it up
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Making the number 6.
7. Slide to the right and slant it down
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Making the number 7.
8. Make and S and close the gate
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Making the number 8.
9. Make a circle then a line
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Making the number 9.
10. Make a one then a zero
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Making the number 10
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